Rookie Bob Sykes tossed his second straight four-hit shutout against the A's as the Tigers pounded their way to a 15-0 victory behind a 20-hit barrage. Rusty Staub had three hits, including a homer, and Jason Thompson also stroked a round-tripper. Lou Whitaker and Ron LeFlore each drove in three runs.

A's starter Pete Broberg was shelled for four runs and six hits and retired only five batters before leaving. The Tigers rocked reliever Dave Heaverlo for seven runs in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 15, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Sunday, May 14, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 Tigers 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 7 x - 15 20 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Edwards 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 LeFlore cf 6 1 1 3 0 2 .295 Murphy cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .059 Stanley cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Page lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Whitaker 2b 6 1 3 3 0 0 .327 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Staub dh 6 2 3 2 0 0 .295 Staggs ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .348 Thompson 1b 3 1 2 3 2 0 .315 Revering 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Kemp lf 6 2 2 0 0 2 .319 Tabb pr,1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 May c 5 3 3 2 0 0 .373 Gross 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Corcoran rf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .207 Perez pr,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Mankowski 3b 3 2 3 1 1 0 .283 Alexander dh,c 2 0 0 0 2 1 .252 Trammell ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 .313 Essian c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .213 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dilone pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomasson rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .145 Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 0 4 0 6 5 Totals 43 15 20 15 5 4 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 12,513 Left on Base: A's 7, Tigers 11 DP: A's 0, Tigers 3 Errors: Gross, Essian Doubles: Staub (4), Trammell (2), Kemp (3) Home Runs: May (5), Staub (3), Thompson (8) Stolen Bases: Whitaker (2) Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (1) GIDP: Edwards (2), Guerrero (4), Alexander (8) Hit by Pitch: Mankowski (1,by Heaverlo) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Broberg L(4-2) 1.2 6 4 4 0 2 0 11 2.72 Langford 5.1 7 4 4 4 2 1 27 3.12 Heaverlo 1 7 7 7 1 0 2 12 4.55 Totals 8 20 15 15 5 4 3 50 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sykes W(2-0) 9 4 0 0 6 5 0 34 0.00 Totals 9 4 0 0 6 5 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Heaverlo (2) Wild Pitches: Langford (1) Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Jim Evans ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards struck out; Murphy struck out (catcher to first); Page flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub doubled; Thompson singled [Staub scored]; Kemp was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero popped to catcher in foul territory; Revering flied out to left; Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: May singled; Corcoran flied out to left; Mankowski singled [May to second]; Trammell doubled [May scored, Mankowski to third]; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker singled [Mankowski scored, Trammell scored]; LANGFORD REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Whitaker stole second [Whitaker to third (error by Essian)]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 4. ATHLETICS 3RD: Alexander walked; Essian singled [Alexander to second]; Thomasson flied out to center; Edwards grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Essian out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 3RD: Thompson walked; Kemp singled [Thompson to second]; Langford threw a wild pitch [Thompson out at third (catcher to third), Kemp to second]; May lined to right; Corcoran walked; Mankowski singled [Kemp scored, Corcoran to third]; Trammell walked [Mankowski to second]; LeFlore forced Mankowski (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 5. ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy walked; Page walked [Murphy to second]; Guerrero grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Murphy to third, Page out at second]; Revering made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 5. TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker reached on an error by Gross; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first) [Whitaker to second]; Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Whitaker to third]; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 5. ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Alexander walked; Essian lined to right; Thomasson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 5. TIGERS 5TH: May homered; Corcoran flied out to right; Mankowski walked; Trammell forced Mankowski (shortstop to second); LeFlore struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 6. ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy flied out to center; Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 6. TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker singled; Staub singled [Whitaker to third]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Whitaker scored]; Kemp was called out on strikes; May grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 7. ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Revering singled; TABB RAN FOR REVERING; Gross singled [Tabb to second]; PEREZ RAN FOR GROSS; Alexander grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 7. TIGERS 7TH: STAGGS REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING SS); TABB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Corcoran singled; Mankowski singled [Corcoran to second]; Trammell forced Mankowski (shortstop to second) [Corcoran to third]; LeFlore grounded out (third to first) [Corcoran scored, Trammell to second]; Whitaker flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 8. ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian walked; DILONE RAN FOR ESSIAN; Thomasson singled [Dilone to second]; Edwards lined to shortstop; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first) [Dilone to third, Thomasson to second]; Page grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 8. TIGERS 8TH: ALEXANDER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); HEAVERLO REPLACED DILONE (PITCHING); Staub homered; Thompson homered; Kemp doubled; May singled [Kemp scored]; Corcoran singled [May to second]; Mankowski was hit by a pitch [May to third, Corcoran to second]; Trammell flied out to center; LeFlore singled [May scored, Corcoran scored, Mankowski to second]; Whitaker singled [Mankowski scored, LeFlore to third]; Staub forced Whitaker (shortstop to second) [LeFlore scored]; Thompson walked [Staub to second]; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 7 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 15. ATHLETICS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); Staggs grounded out (second to first); Tabb walked; Perez struck out; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 15.

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